Cowboys owner Jerry Jones went to great lengths to show Adam Schefter how confident he is in Brian Schottenheimer.

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has never shied away from theatrics (literally, he was an actor in a recent Landman episode ), but his answer for why the team promoted Brian Schottenheimer to be the team’s new head coach might be one of the strangest, most riveting moments of his ownership tenure.

Why did yesterday's press conference become yet another detour through the owner's life? Because there's no understanding the Schottenheimer hire without understanding the man who made it.

Here’s hoping Schotty is more successful than most of his predecessors in Jerry’s great experiment. We’ll see. Like the rest, he’ll need a lot of luck. He’ll also need to be a lot better than his GM. The good news is it’s a low bar. That’s also the bad news.

Jerry Jones was insistent about his risk-taking track record, but he will need to add to it as soon as this offseason to help his new head coach.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones acknowledged he ventured off the beaten path a bit when he tabbed Brian Schottenheimer as the team's next head coach.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has heard the talk. He’s heard the critics say he no longer takes risks and that the decision to hire Brian Schottenheimer as t

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was blunt as always when assessing his hire of Brian Schottenheimer as his next head coach during an introductory press conference on Monday.

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones pushed back hard on the notion that his decision to promote offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to be his next head coach was one made out of comfort.

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones introduced former-offensive coordinator-turned-head-coach Brian Schottenheimer at a press conference on Monday morning and it was a bit weirder of a meeting than you would imagine.